Political firestorm erupts after Brecksville councilwoman, planning commissioner sign letter supporting Trump’s election fraud claims Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com BRECKSVILLE, Ohio — A Brecksville councilwoman and a member of the city’s Planning Commission believe that former President Donald Trump’s claim of massive voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election is true — and their expression of that belief has fueled a political firestorm in the city. Kim Veras and Dominic Sciria — speaking as recording secretary and president, respectively, of the Cuyahoga Valley Republicans club — voiced support for Trump in a Dec. 31 letter to U.S. Reps. David Joyce and Anthony Gonzalez and U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, all of whom represent the Brecksville area in Congress.